Patients can join a meeting held in public involving six clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in County Durham, Tees Valley and part of North Yorkshire this March.

South Tees CCG forms part of the Joint Committee of the Southern Collaborative of CCGs, which was previously known as the Better Health Programme Joint Committee.

The following Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are partners:

Darlington CCG

Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield CCG

Hartlepool and Stockton on Tees CCG

North Durham CCG

South Tees CCG

Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby CCG

The joint committee is made up of governing body members of the six CCGs and will make decisions that affect the populations of those CCGs collectively. The individual governing body meetings of the CCGs will continue to make local decisions.

Members of the public are invited to observe the Joint Committee of the Southern Collaborative of CCGs at work.

The next meeting takes place on Thursday March 21 from 9.30am unti 10.45am at Durham Indoor Bowling Club, Abbey Road, Durham DH1 5GE.

In order to ensure that appropriate seating is provided, please register your attendance (informing of any special requirements) with Amanda Million on 0191 389 8592 or email: Amanda.million1@nhs.net

Questions for the Joint Committee of the Southern Collaborative of CCGs should be submitted to Amanda Million no later than 12pm on Monday March 18. Questions should be relevant to the populations of the CCGs. Any local questions should be submitted for discussion at the separate CCG Governing Body meetings.